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Amazon and DRM changes
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Kindle Unlimited Don't. Books acquired through Kindle Unlimited are a loan and not meant to be kept. Furthermore, the author's earnings are based on pages read. This cannot be tracked if you take the book outside of the Kindle ecosystem. DeDRMing a book borrowed through Unlimited means the author is not fairly compensated. If you enjoy the book enough to keep it, purchase a copy to make it eligible for Download and Transfer. Kindle for PC Please see Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre for further information. Download and Transfer
None of these worked! Some books have additional restrictions and cannot be downloaded & transferred. The Bluestacks/Android app will not work either. The two main categories of these seem to be textbooks and books published for the Indian market. If you're having trouble, including the ASIN (a string of numbers and letters, found in the URL and usually starting with 'B0') will help us determine whether the book has additional restrictions. Don't have a Kindle? New Workaround! As of February 17th, 2023, older versions of Kindle for Android will download the earlier, breakable formats. (Android device not required!) Here are some options if you absolutely must read that book published on January 4:
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01-05-2023, 08:02 PM | #2 |
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Hm. So this means you cannot download newer books on computer from the download page like you could previously, then? That's how I used to do when used calibre. Making sure I'm getting it. If that's the case that's an awful change and may be a dealbreaker for some for future
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The option to download a book from your Content and Devices page is there only if you have an eink Kindle registered to your account. |
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01-05-2023, 08:44 PM | #5 |
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Amazon does away with download for usb in kf8 then my buying on average over 80 ebooks a year with them will stop.
bernie Edit I like my kindle but Kobo is for me the way better reading experience. |
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In an emergency I can download OTA on a kindle with firmware too low for KFX. But for the most part, I've had it with amazon's walled weed patch. |
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01-05-2023, 09:52 PM | #7 |
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No more Kindle books for me now. I'd sooner buy a feed scanner and a paper cutter...
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01-05-2023, 10:57 PM | #8 | |
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I started out with a Nook, buying books from Barnes and Noble. I ditched them as soon as they made it quite difficult to download books to a PC for side-loading to a reader. I've been worried that Amazon would go the same route. Oh well. |
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01-05-2023, 11:32 PM | #9 |
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My wallet will thank me I guess, as I see myself buying many fewer books.
I can still go along for a bit, until they block 1.17 from downloading books at all. |
01-05-2023, 11:49 PM | #10 |
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Man this is annoying there are a bunch of books I am reading that are only available via Amazon (at least to my knowledge) and this will mean that although I could read them on my Android device, that option however lacks the format capabilities I am used to.
Hopefully there is a viable workaround, I am happy to purchase the books, but only if I can read them in a way that is convenient to do so, |
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01-06-2023, 12:03 AM | #13 |
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Unfortunately, every time DeDRM (now NoDRM) managed to break the KFX DRM, Amazon changed it (if the rumour is correct, sometimes within hours).
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01-06-2023, 12:08 AM | #14 |
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Any e-ink kindle--even one with a cracked screen will do, the older the better, since the old one can't read kfx.
Until recently I downloaded newspapers "for" my registered Kindle 1! (I don't know where the machine is, but it doesn't matter. (I wanted the older newpaper format.) I took a quick look at ebay and saw one for $20 (Kindle touch, gen 4). In fact, there is one for $12, listed as parts-only but it probably can be registered on Amazon manually. |
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